Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by TrueBlue:

I'm not calling him a loser I'm calling him out for the Fraud and Cancer that he is. The incident when he decided not to shoot, he went a whole half with none or just 1 shot attempt against the Kings. It was with the 2003-2004 team, Payton and Malone were on it. After that game one of his teammates(unidentified) commented that he "should not be forgiven" for doing that. Kome then following those comments gave a profanity laced tirade at his teammates during practice demanding to know who said those things. No teammate admitted but most Laker Fans say it was Fisher. He then shot too much during the Lakers last Finals appearance, with the HOF'ers, and while Shaq was totally dominating Detroit's front court. He gets no sympathy for now not knowing how much to shoot or when he should pass because he is responible for the current lottery roster that surrounds him. As you pointed out he could have left and played on a more well balanced team with the Clippers or Suns. He wanted his own team, it turns out he's a terrible leader and a great second banana. And if we're going to play the apology game with Kome then we need to be fair and do it with Marbury and every other talented player that's played on mediocre to bad teams.



[Edited by - TrueBlue on 05-27-2007 9:45 PM]

You had a better post before you edited the end. Kobe doesn't need me as an apologist, he's got 3 rings and he's been carrying a lousy team to the playoffs since Shaq left. That's pure fact and it's not something that can be said of Marbury and those caliber players. I obviously have no mercy for Kobe choosing the Lakers over other teams and expecting instant success, that's foolish of him.

But you seem to be doing the apologist routine for Shaq. He's the one who bailed on a successful Orlando team, he had issues with many before Kobe (Penny, Jones, Van Exel), he set the Lakers on a course for disfunction by declaring them his team and then showing up out of condition, giving himself foot problems, and leaving Kobe to carry them for large stretches. Since it was Shaq's team you'd think he'd do everything to make peace with Kobe to keep a winning formula intact, but instead he chose to "save face" by demanding an exorbitant early extension to let everyone know his own ego came first.

I don't see either of these guys as good leaders, they probably couldn't get along because they were too similar.

Blue stop turning every Kome debate into Kome vs Shaq. You know good and well what the issue is. How can a player who had more of an advantage winning with 2003-2004 roster weasel his way into having that roster depleted so he can have his own team and then when it doesn't work point fingers? Is Kome different than any other spoiled egomaniac jock? People want to talk about how bad his roster is blah blah, well every lone star team usually isn't that good. He needs to accept a good portion of the blame as to why they aren't contenders. Is Kome the best basketball player on the planet Yep! Is he a lousy leader, horrible teammate, and motivator Yep! If Phil is the greatest coach of our generation and he states Kome is a very uncoachable player in a team structure, what has proven to be the result?

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 05-28-2007 12:31 AM]

You brought Shaq up twice before I responded. You seem more than happy to bring Shaq up, you just don't want him to take his share of the blame.

Posted by Ira:

I wonder if Kobe has any reason to think that Jerry West wants to go back to the Lakers.

Posted by Ira:

I wonder if Kobe has any reason to think that Jerry West wants to go back to the Lakers.

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by AI:

Being reported by Ric Bucher ESPN News...... You think we have a shot at him.....

Well kobe was mega pissed that he wasn't allowed to play at msg last year cuz of that elbow he threw. I think kobe would love to be a knick.

As far as the lakers, will they hold a grudge and not respect a kobes trade request? Will they trade him to who they felt like or would they just say **** you and make him stay?

I wouldn't mind kobe on the knicks but I also wouldn't mind him passing a little more than he does. He is like a wickedly souped up Crawford.

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Somewhat of a coincidence that Kobe frustration talk has resurfaced as we get deeper into the playoffs. He already informed us that he was very irritated a few weeks back but let's keep the drama going and take some of the spotlight away amidst the Conference Finals. What an ATTENTION WHORE!

I envy you. It's as fun having players to hate as it is to love. I haven't had either in far too long... other than Marbury, of course.

I gotta get my hate up again, it's just so hard when my team is irrelevant. Knicks need a rivalry in the worse way, and I don't mean to challenge for the bottom of the division.

It's not hard having no sympathy for Kome Cryant. I guess it's ok for every Top 10 player from this point on out to start bitching and moaning through the press how management has failed them. Kome has yet to accept responsibility for any of his actions on or off the court. He's a very low character athlete.

Not to say that I find it okay, but nor do I find it unusual. Name me the top ten players, then look at the ones who's team have no shot, and we can see how many of them bitch. KG, Kidd, JO, Iverson on Philly, etc, to name a few.